Our government says that you should cook a whole chicken until the temperature measured in the thigh is 180Â°F (82Â°C). If you cook chicken pieces, the government says, the thigh, wings, and drumsticks should be 180Â°F, while the breast should reach 170Â°F (77Â°C).
It's made by cooking down the starch, and then acid and/or enzymes break the starch down even further. Maltodextrin is a white powder often used in processed foods as a thickener or a filler since it's fairly inexpensive, as well as in pharmaceuticals as a binding agent. You'll find it in canned fruits, snacks, cereal, desserts, instant pudding, sauces, and salad dressings.
The chemical Abstracts identification number for Maltodextrin is AS9050-36-6. Maltodextrin has a general formula of H( C6H1005 >-OH and is composed of D-glucose units linked primarily by a-1-4 bonds. Maltodextrin is listed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) human for consumption under 21CFR 184.1444.